Now, in one comprehensive, easy-to-access volume, the Handbook of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity reveals the scope of the problem in terms of its psychological burden, its health consequences, and the available prevention and treatment options with the most current empirical and clinical knowledge available. This volume provides readers not only raw data, but also a framework for translating findings into effective, efficient practice - assessment, treatment, and prevention. This volume:

• Emphasizes developmental considerations - the specific information most relevant to toddlers, school-age children, and adolescents.
• Examines sociocultural and economic risk factors and their attendant treatment issues.
• Addresses the particular challenges of treating overweight children with psychiatric comorbidities.
• Discusses weight management intervention strategies in home, school, and community settings.
• Outlines model intervention programs for overweight/obese children and youth.
• Features special chapters on emerging topics of interest, including behavioral genetics, binge eating, technology-based approaches to weight control, and the concept of the obesigenic environment.

The Handbook of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity is a vital reference for child psychologists and psychiatrists as well as school and counseling psychologists, social workers, educators, and public health and medical professionals.